Soap-holder for washboards.



v R. E. TOY.

SOAP HOLDER FOR WASHBOARDS.

' APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 2, 1909.

" Patented June 8,1909.

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' To all whom it may concern I ofVVest Virginia, have invented certainniew that I-shall hereinafter fully describe and z on the line 2-2 of Fi 3; and, Fig.3 is a in all the views 0 the drawings by the same UNITED sTAr PATENT OFFICE.

ROWLAND E. TOY, MATOAKA, WEST VIRGINIA.

SOAP-HOLDER ron wasnnoenns'.

No. 923,9i1.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed ItIarch 2, 1909. Serial'No. 480,841.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Be it'known that I, ROWLAND E. TOY, citizen of the United States, residing at Matoaka, in the county of Mercer and State and useful Improvements-in Soap-Holders for Washboards, of which the following is a specification. I This invention comprehends certain new. and useful improvements in appliances designed for domestic use in washing clothes or the like, and the invention has for its objectan improved soap holder which is susceptibleof application to the ordinary. form ofwashboard, and which is arranged to effectually engage a .cake of soap .in order to support the same in a convenient position and at the same time hold the soap against accidental displacement during the washing operation or in event of the washboard be1n tipped-forwardly or moved from place t6 p ace, the holder in no wise interfering with the ready withdrawal of the soap when 'the same is desired for use, and possessing certain other advantages that will at once recommend it to those for whom the device is intended.

With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as'the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and'arrangements of the parts then p int out the novel features thereof in the appended claims. x

For a full understanding of the invention and a the merits thereof and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washboard. equipped with my improvedi soap holder; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof vertical section on the ine 3-3 of Fig: 2.,

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followin description and indicated reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral '1 designates a domestic washboard of the usual construction 'andconsisting of spaced side bars 2, between which is secured a suitable end of the rubbing surface and constituting soap thereto.

a ledge 4 for supportinga cake of soap; The

the top bar 6, and that, in the present in stance, is secured to the rear edges of the side bars and arranged in spaced relation to the cross bar constituting the ledge, to afford means for the escape of the water or suds draining from'the soa The arrangement of pacts thus described s substantially found in many washboards of the usual construction, and it is to be observed that a cake of soap supportedupon the ledge 4: is susce' tible of being accidentally dislodged during the washing operation, or in the event of the washboard being tippedforwardly. In order to preclude such a contingency, 1' cmploy a retaining'bar7 thatis disposed transversely in" front of the headboard 5 and has its opposite ends 'slidin'gly mounted in ver- .-tical"guideways 8 provided at the opposing walls'of the side bars 2. One or more expansio11'spring's'9 are imposed between the retaining board and the'top'bar 6, so-as to normally move the former downwardly toward the ledge 4 and into engagement with the upper edge of the cake of soap supported thereon, the soap being thus effectually retained in position and at the same time being capable of being quickly and conveniently removed from the holder'when occasion demands. For convemence two blocks 10 are secured to the side bars to limit the movement of the retaining board in the respective guide ways, so that even when no soap is positioned in the holder the retainirm bar will be disposed in slightl spaced relation -to the ledge 4 to admit o the more ready retraction of the former when applying the In the present instance the ledge is recessed, as indicated at 11, to provide a seat for the cakeof soap and thus hold the same against lateral movement.

From the foregoing description in-connection with the accompanymg drawing, it will be apparent that .I have provided an improve soap .holder which may be advan-'- tageously employed in connection with washboards or other similar appliances; which is ada ted to effectually retain a cake of soap agamst accidental displacement should the washboard be tilted forwardly or withdrawn from the tub; which is very convenient and attractive,"and embodies to a marked degree l he characteristics of simplicity and durability; and which consists" of comparatively few parts that may be easily and cheaply manufactured and readily assembled and are not likely to get out of order. Attention is also directed to the'fact that this improved soap holder supports the soap rigidly in position, so that the clothes may be rubbed thereever during the washing operation, instead of removing the soap and applying the same to the clothes in the customary manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with a washboard pro vided with av soap holding ledge, of a re taining'bar spring pressed toward the ledge to engage the cake of soap.

2. The combination with a Washboard em side bars, the side bars being provided at their opposing faces with guide ways, a transversely extending retaining bar having its ends slidably mounted in therespective guide ways and movable toward the ledge to engage the cake of soap, and means for their opposing faces with gui e ways, a-

transversely extending retaining bar having its ends slidably mounted in the respective guide ways and movable toward the ledge to engage the cake of soap, and blocks secured to the side bars to limit the movement of the retaining bar in the guide Ways and prevent the same from contacting with the ledge. J

5. A washboard embodying side bars, a soap supporting ledge disposed transversely of the side bars, a top bar secured to the side bars above the ledge, the side bars being provided between the top bar and the lodge with guide ways, a transversely disposed retaining bar having its opposite ends slidably mounted in the guide ways, and an expansion spring interposed between the retaining bar and the top bar to move the former toward the ledge to engage the cake of soap. In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROWLAND E. TOY. s.] Witnesses NORMAN VVHrrE, CHAS. E. WHEELER. 

